1Then came he to Derbe and Lystra: and, behold, a certain disciple was there, named Timotheus, the son of a certain woman, which was a Jewess, and believed; but his father was a Greek: 2Which was well reported of by the brethren that were at Lystra and Iconium. 3Him would Paul have to go forth with him; and took and circumcised him because of the Jews which were in those quarters: for they knew all that his father was a Greek. 4And as they went through the cities, they delivered them the decrees for to keep, that were ordained of the apostles and elders which were at Jerusalem. 5And so were the churches established in the faith, and increased in number daily. 6Now when they had gone throughout Phrygia and the region of Galatia, and were forbidden of the Holy Ghost to preach the word in Asia, 7After they were come to Mysia, they assayed to go into Bithynia: but the Spirit suffered them not. 8And they passing by Mysia came down to Troas. 9And a vision appeared to Paul in the night; There stood a man of Macedonia, and prayed him, saying, Come over into Macedonia, and help us. 10And after he had seen the vision, immediately we endeavoured to go into Macedonia, assuredly gathering that the Lord had called us for to preach the gospel unto them. 11Therefore loosing from Troas, we came with a straight course to Samothracia, and the next day to Neapolis; 12And from thence to Philippi, which is the chief city of that part of Macedonia, and a colony: and we were in that city abiding certain days. 13And on the sabbath we went out of the city by a river side, where prayer was wont to be made; and we sat down, and spake unto the women which resorted thither.
14¶ And a certain woman named Lydia, a seller of purple, of the city of Thyatira, which worshipped God, heard us: whose heart the Lord opened, that she attended unto the things which were spoken of Paul. 15And when she was baptized, and her household, she besought us, saying, If ye have judged me to be faithful to the Lord, come into my house, and abide there. And she constrained us.
16¶ And it came to pass, as we went to prayer, a certain damsel possessed with a spirit of divination met us, which brought her masters much gain by soothsaying: 17The same followed Paul and us, and cried, saying, These men are the servants of the most high God, which shew unto us the way of salvation. 18And this did she many days. But Paul, being grieved, turned and said to the spirit, I command thee in the name of Jesus Christ to come out of her. And he came out the same hour.
19¶ And when her masters saw that the hope of their gains was gone, they caught Paul and Silas, and drew them into the marketplace unto the rulers, 20And brought them to the magistrates, saying, These men, being Jews, do exceedingly trouble our city, 21And teach customs, which are not lawful for us to receive, neither to observe, being Romans. 22And the multitude rose up together against them: and the magistrates rent off their clothes, and commanded to beat them. 23And when they had laid many stripes upon them, they cast them into prison, charging the jailor to keep them safely: 24Who, having received such a charge, thrust them into the inner prison, and made their feet fast in the stocks.
25¶ And at midnight Paul and Silas prayed, and sang praises unto God: and the prisoners heard them. 26And suddenly there was a great earthquake, so that the foundations of the prison were shaken: and immediately all the doors were opened, and every one’s bands were loosed. 27And the keeper of the prison awaking out of his sleep, and seeing the prison doors open, he drew out his sword, and would have killed himself, supposing that the prisoners had been fled. 28But Paul cried with a loud voice, saying, Do thyself no harm: for we are all here. 29Then he called for a light, and sprang in, and came trembling, and fell down before Paul and Silas, 30And brought them out, and said, Sirs, what must I do to be saved? 31And they said, Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house. 32And they spake unto him the word of the Lord, and to all that were in his house. 33And he took them the same hour of the night, and washed their stripes; and was baptized, he and all his, straightway. 34And when he had brought them into his house, he set meat before them, and rejoiced, believing in God with all his house. 35And when it was day, the magistrates sent the serjeants, saying, Let those men go. 36And the keeper of the prison told this saying to Paul, The magistrates have sent to let you go: now therefore depart, and go in peace. 37But Paul said unto them, They have beaten us openly uncondemned, being Romans, and have cast us into prison; and now do they thrust us out privily? nay verily; but let them come themselves and fetch us out. 38And the serjeants told these words unto the magistrates: and they feared, when they heard that they were Romans. 39And they came and besought them, and brought them out, and desired them to depart out of the city. 40And they went out of the prison, and entered into the house of Lydia: and when they had seen the brethren, they comforted them, and departed.
Pavlovo drugo misijsko putovanje
1Pavao i Sila odu najprije u Derbu, a zatim u Listru. Ondje upoznaju Timoteja, učenika kojemu je majka bila kršćanka židovskog podrijetla, a otac Grk. 2Timotej je bio na dobrome glasu među braćom u Listri i Ikoniji. 3Pavao je htio da im se on pridruži na putovanju. Zato ga obreže radi tamošnjih Židova jer su svi znali da mu je otac Grk. 4Išli su od grada do grada i poučavali ljude o odredbama koje su utvrdili apostoli i starješine u Jeruzalemu. 5Tako su se crkve učvršćivale u vjeri i danomice stjecale sve više članova.
Poziv iz Makedonije
6Putovali su Frigiijom I Galacijom jer im Sveti Duh nije dopustio da odu propovijedati Riječ u Maloj Aziji. 7Kad su stigli do Mizije, htjeli su u Bitiniju, ali im ni to ne dopusti Isusov Duh. 8Odu umjesto toga preko Mizije u Troadu.
Poziv za Makedoniju
9Noću je Pavao imao viđenje. Vidio je nekoga Makedonca kako stoji i preklinje ga: “Dođi ovamo i pomozi nam!” 10Zato smo16:10 Pisac Djela Apostolskih, Luka, tu se pridružio Pavlu i pratio ga na tom putovanju. odlučili smjesta otići u Makedoniju, uvjereni da nas Bog zove onamo navješćivati Radosnu vijest.
Lidija iz Filipa prihvaća Isusa
11Otplovili smo iz Troade ravno na otok Samotraku. Sutradan smo pristali u Neapolu, 12a odande otišli u Filipe, velik grad u Makedoniji. Ondje smo ostali nekoliko dana.
Lidijino obraćenje
13U subotu smo izišli iz grada i otišli do rijeke misleći da se ondje ljudi okupljaju na molitvu. Sjeli smo i počeli razgovarati s okupljenim ženama. 14Jedna od njih bila je pobožna žena imenom Lidija, prodavačica grimizna platna iz grada Tijatire. Dok je slušala Pavla, Gospodin joj otvori srce te ona prihvati njegove riječi. 15Krstila se i ona i svi njezini ukućani. Zatim nas zamoli: “Ako smatrate da sam vjerna Gospodinu, dođite boraviti u mojemu domu.” I primora nas na to.
Pavao i Sila u tamnici
16Jednog dana dok smo išli na molitvu, susretne nas neka ropkinja opsjednuta vračarskim duhom. Gatala je i tako zarađivala mnogo novca svojim gospodarima. 17Ona pođe za Pavlom i za nama vičući: “Ovi su ljudi sluge Svevišnjega Boga! Došli su vam navijestiti put spasenja!”
18Činila je tako dan za danom. Pavlu to na koncu tako dodija da se okrene i reče duhu u njoj: “Zapovijedam ti u ime Isusa Krista: iziđi iz nje!” I duh smjesta iziđe.
19Kad su njezini gospodari vidjeli da se više ne mogu nadati zaradi, pograbe Pavla i Silu te ih odvuku na trg, pred poglavare. 20“Ovi su ljudi uznemirili sav grad!” rekli su kad su ih priveli pred pretore. 21“Šire običaje koje mi Rimljani ne smijemo prihvatiti ni držati ih se.”
22Na njih odmah navali svjetina, a pretori im strgnu odjeću i zapovjede da se izbatinaju. 23Izudaraju ih i bace u tamnicu, a tamničaru zapovjede da ih dobro čuva. 24Zato ih on baci u nutarnju tamnicu, a noge im stavi u klade.
25Oko ponoći Pavao i Sila molili su se i pjevajući slavili Boga, a drugi su ih zatvorenici slušali. 26Odjednom nastane snažan potres i uzdrmaju se zatvorski temelji. Vrata se pootvaraju, a okovi spadnu svim zatvorenicima! 27Tamničar se prene iz sna. Kad je vidio da su tamnička vrata otvorena, trgne mač da se ubije misleći da su zatvorenici pobjegli. 28Ali Pavao mu poviče: “Ne čini to! Svi smo ovdje!”
29Dršćući od straha, tamničar zatraži da mu donesu svjetiljku te dotrči i baci se pred noge Pavlu i Sili. 30Izvede ih van i upita: “Gospodo, što mi je činiti da se spasim?”
31“Vjeruj u Gospodina Isusa”, odgovore mu, “pa ćeš se spasiti i ti i svi tvoji ukućani.” 32Navijeste zatim Riječ Gospodnju njemu i svima u njegovu domu. 33Te iste ure on im opere rane te se odmah krsti, skupa sa svima svojima. 34Uvede ih zatim u svoj dom i prostre im da jedu. Radovao se sa svim svojim ukućanima što je povjerovao Bogu.
35Sljedećeg jutra gradski poglavari pošalju policajce da poruče tamničaru: “Pusti te ljude!” 36Tamničar o tomu obavijesti Pavla: “Pretori su mi poručili da vas pustim. Idite dakle u miru!”
37Ali Pavao odgovori: “Javno su nas izbatinali a da nam nisu ni sudili i bacili su u tamnicu nas, rimske građane, a sad bi nas htjeli potajno izbaciti? Nipošto! Neka sami dođu i izvedu nas!”
38Kad su policajci to javili gradskim poglavarima i kad su ovi doznali da su Pavao i Sila rimski građani, preplaše se. 39Zato im se dođu ispričati te ih zamole da odu iz grada. 40Pavao i Sila vrate se u Lidijin dom da obiđu i ohrabre braću, pa odu iz grada.
